Stolen property on Parade at Police grounds in Mangalore

24.04.10 Mangalore : A public exhibition of stolen property during the period January to March 2010 has been arranged at the police grounds under orders of top officers of the Police Department in D.K. dt., in Mangalore. About 70 percent of these stolen items were returned to the rightful owners, says a press release.

The stolen properties in the 3 months were valued at Rs.90,80,400 of which Rs.68,38,000 worth of materials were returned to the original owners after due checking. The district police are motivated in all such cases to help the public to identify culprits and punish them, while restoring the “lost and found” articles such as Jewellery, mobile phones etc. to the actual owners, the press note added.

The police department is earnest in seeking public support to keep law and order, and maintain harmony and peace in all societies under there care. The police wish to earn the trust of the common people around them, who can assist them to catch thieves and offenders. The public show is intended to keep public contacts at a cordial level, for mutual gains in service, the release indicated.

The police department prefers to prevent crimes before they take place, rather than search for the guilty after the criminal offences have taken place, the officials told the press in a conference held on Saturday.

They asked the civilians to take better care of their personal properties like purses, watches, mobile phones, giving no chances to the would-be criminals by temptations. They asked the public to guard their properties mutually, by keeping a watch over the homes when they go out. They (public) should also help the police while trying to locate the culprits, and identify them in a court of law, appealed the additional SP, Ramesh at the press meet. Dy. SP D.G. Bhandary and Dy.SP Girish, Assistant S.P Rao Nivas Sapat and other police officials were present.